Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Poco F2 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Weighs 19 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (970K versus 495K)
- Shows 18% longer battery life (24:59 vs 21:15 hours)
- Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (860 against 644 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 865
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 87.2% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 177 Hz |
| Response time | - | 9 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | White, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 2.0 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76MC4 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 96 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~153.6 GFLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1951 | 2888 |
| Single-core score | 635 | 1206 |
| Multi-core score | 1762 | 3491 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 199526 | 383365 |
| GPU | 52690 | 164641 |
| Memory | 102043 | 183175 |
| UX | 141379 | 239349 |
| Total score | 495638 | 970530 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 381 | 1104 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7027 | 7579 |
| Video editing | 5648 | 5981 |
| Photo editing | 18399 | 28025 |
| Data manipulation | 6971 | 8357 |
| Writing score | 8199 | 13830 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-03 (EbE) | AnTuTu 12 | 609510 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ammar) | AnTuTu 11 | 466935 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | AnTuTu 11 | 498114 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Suraj) | AnTuTu 11 | 448487 |
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS) | AnTuTu 12 | 1102560 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (the kroco's) | AnTuTu 12 | 1088974 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Baiajid) | AnTuTu 11 | 762595 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 (MAPKIS) | AnTuTu 11 | 962713 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (the kroco's) | AnTuTu 11 | 970530 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (100% in 70 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 09:43 hr |
| Watching video | 12:01 hr | 15:53 hr |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | 05:40 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Macro: 5 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.89 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1 | Sony IMX686 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K5E9 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 5963 x 3354 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T1 | Samsung S5K3T2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 24 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2019 | May 2020 |
| Release date | October 2019 | June 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $500 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.79 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | 1.03 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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